Ancient 'zombie' fungi found in amber reveal earliest parasitic relationships with insects
Discovery pushes back origin of Ophiocordyceps fungi by 30 million years, suggesting fungi evolved by shifting to new hosts.
Ancient 'zombie' fungi found in amber reveal earliest parasitic relationships with insects.(photo credit: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2025.0407)